Cane-harvester.



'PATENTED MAY 15 A. 0. PESSOU.

CANE HARVBSTER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 15, 1905.

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CANE HARVESTER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV.15, 1905.

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CANE HARVESTER;

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 15, 1905.

4 SHEETS-SHEET a Mr i No. 820,730. PATENTED MAY 15 1906.

A. 0. PESSOU. CANE HARVESTER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV.l5, 1905.

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rat errien onwe nanvesrsen hi (all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that l, Arrnonss O. Pnssoo, a citizen of the United. States,residing at New Orleans, in the parish of Urleans and State ofLouisiana, have invented new and useful 1H1 proveinents inCar1c-llarvesters, of which the following is a specification.

My invention pertains to harvesters of the stallecutter type, and. moreparticularly to sugar-wane harvesters, and it contemplates the provisionof a harvester embodying means for cutting the tops off the cane andmeans for cutting the cane close to the ,grou nd, and this withoutgreatly increasing the draft r5 of the machine. I

The invention also contemplates the provision, in a caneputtingharvester, of means for adjusting the cane-cutting knives and thetopping-lop ves verticallyand adjustably the ing the said knives atvarious heights in order to adapt the harvester to the dillcrentconditions to be met, the means for adjusting the toppingdmives beingquick-acting in or or to accommodate the machine to the varying heightsof dill'erent patches oi cane as the machine progresses tliercthrmigh.

lhe inveiiition further contemplates the provision, in a machine forharvesting sugar cane or the like, of a construction whereby leaves thecanewntting h1nves---are enabled with their drivingconnections to remainin an upright position and to operate to the hest advantage irrespectiveof transverse inclination of the main frame oi. the machine due toinei-pialities of the ground. on wh ch the cutting; being done" Otheradvantageous features peculiar to my invention will. be fullyappreciated from 4- the following description and claims when e areconsidered in connection with.

)anyi-ng drawings, forming part of at, in whicl--- tie elevation of theharvester m the present and pre'le l cintion. l l i go the two kinds ofknivest. a, the topping,

. o a transgh the ham ster in tie-topping means. on in tl plane ina oiif It loo, rip; downtransverse section taken 7. r in a plane in front ofe g the S'ttlli? 'l'rorn the fpecification of Letters lEatent.

Patented may 15, 190E.

Application filed November 15,1905. Serial lilo. 297,4l6.

non-gearing constituting part of the driving connection intermediate themotor and the topping-knives for raising and lower-in the said. knivesto suit the same to the heig t of the cane-stalks as said stalks areencoun tered incident to the progress of the machine through the fieldof cane.

Similar letters designate corresponding parts in all of the views of thedrawings re ferring to which A is the main frame of my novel harvester.The said frame is preferably made up of side bars an, oi channel-iron,and a platform l fixed to and resting on the rear portions of the sidebars. At the rear the said main. frame A is su ported b a transverseshaft c, bearing trave ing whee s (1, while the forward portions of theside bars were supported by travelin wheels e. These latter wheels aremounter in y'okes 7, which are ivotally con-- nected to the preferablyraise portion a of the side bars. a and are preferably provided withforward extensions a to facilitate the hitching oroonnectien ofdraft-animals to the machine. The pivotal connection of the pokes f tothe fra1ne-bars a obviously peri'nits ol' the wheels 6 being swunghorizontally to facilitate guiding of the machine, while the arrangementof the forward portions of the frame-bars a apart enables the wheels 6to travel at opposite sides of a row of cane and adapts thetopping-knives and the cane-sew ering knives to engage the cane to thebest advantage. in this connection it will he noticed that thecane-topping means and the candsevering means hereinafter described indetail serve to-orace those portions of the side bars a, in advance ofthe platform 0, Fig. 2, with the result that the frame as a whole isrendered still and rigid notwithstanding the fact that the wheels e andthe forward por tions of the bars to which said wheels are con-- nectedare arranged apart with no connection directlyintern'iediate the same.

U (l, hips. it and are uprights fixed to and rising from the Frame-liarsa, and respectively comprising two angledrons g, arranged a suitabledistance apart to afford a space it between thenrarectangular frame receiving and fixedly connected to the upper portions of the uprights foi. the machine, as best shown in Fi 2.

i and arranged trans-- are upright liars, prererably of '3 form inhorizonta section, having their stems 'i dis- 7 is a detail view thelrici posed and movable vertically in the spaces h between theconstitute s ironic the is adapted to swing in in vertical planetrs'i'isversely of he machine and with respect to in in heme A, the

uprights (I, and the frame incident to such swinging of the fram :ormedby the i" i i .i 2 1 bars E and the crownd? rs l the ems ol tne bars EWill move later in and out,-os well es vertically fin the 5 aces 7i,ell'orded in the bars C. The rochi connection F may be of anyconstruction compatible "iviti the pun pose of my invention Withoutinvolving e departure from the scope thereof. I prefer, however, to newthe said. rocking con ecrion comprise lugs 75 line "o the transverse pontions of the frame l), lugs l, fixed to the bars f of the swinging heme,and a bolt in, extending through the lu s l; and the lugs l andoivotally connecting the letter lugs to the ormer.

The means presently described for topping the cone is carried by thetronsversly-swinging frame just described, and hence it will be apparentthat when one side of the main frame A. is higher than the other thesaid ver ticelly-swinging ironic will assume and rernciin in a pendentor vertical position, so as to enable the topping-l'mives to workhorizontelly and to the best advantage.

H H are arms fixed to and extending in- Wardly from the lower ends oithebars E of the vertically and trsi'isversely swinging frame.

I l are threaded shdfts stepped at their lower ends in the arms H andjourne-led in suitable bearings carried by the crown-bars F and bearingmiter-gears n at their upper encs.

J J are upright shafts stopped at their lower ends in the armsil andhaving their upper portions journoled in suitable bearings carried bythe crov-Imliers l and li'lso having miter-gears p at their upper ends.

K is a horizontal shaft ournsled in suitable bearings r, rising from thecrown-oars F and bearing miter-gears s, intermeshed with the sea-rs pand also hearing it sprocket- .v i, and L is e horizontal she-ft j(5111"..2tlfl in bearings on the crown-be."- l end boerii miter-gears u,intermeshcd with the gears 7t, and also bearing asproclrct-Wheel c, thesaid s 'irocliet-wheel o being" preferably disposed at the opposite sideof tl machine with reference to the sprocket M M are vertically-movablelmife-carriers' ich ere loosely mounted on the shafts J provided withthreaded bores in, receiving and engaging the threaded shafts I, wherebyit will be seen that when the said she...,s i are rotated theknife-carriers Will be raised or lowered, according to the direction ofrot tion. The. said lmife-ceiriers are respecti cry of the constructionillustretedthat to say, they each comprise 2. shoe 1:, which straddlesand loosely receives the head of one bsr'E, and arms y exte'ndhiginwardly om the lower and upper ends of the said h is s thin bar orplate disposed'horizontelly and extending from one carrier M to the othefixedly connected at its er hi ends to sand s, end P P ere thetoppinghnives, which mounted in and movable with the carriers Eachtopping-knife iserr ed egeinstthe bar N, so is to cooperete therewith inrushing a. sheer cut. In other rds, one topping-knife is arranged inhorizontal a one immediately below that or the he N, and the othertoppmgkmfe 1S ed e horizonto. plane immediately above said bar N. Erichtopping-knife is bolted. or otherwise suitably fixed withv respect to ehub and the said hub is arranged to move vertically on and yet olweysturn with one of she-its J. Any suitable expedient may be resorted to inorder to accomplish this letter end, though I prefer to simply providethe hub with a feather disposed in a longitudinal groove of the shaft,as shown. i

it will e readily apparent from the foregi'iing the. the arms H, thethreaded shafts I and their appurtenances, the shafts J and theirmpurtenonces, the indie-carriers M, and the knives P will all move withthe transversely-swinging heme, end yet when the shafts J are rotatedthe knives P will also be rotated irrespective of the elevation of thesaid knives, and when the threaded shafts I are rotated thelmiiecerriers M will be raised or lo'ive ed, according to the directionof rotaof tlfe threaded shafts.

The cone-severing knives, which are lettered and are best shown in Fig.5, are arranged to lap each other end are carried by atransversely-swinging heme generally simiier to carrying thetoppmghnives. The

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rcgoing that id pressing t to said le er li position out to mnnipi'dateti he frictiorng ar thereof t of engage c. Now while i description ofmay employ for tnppngdqnives i deood that any other I: e employedwithore i fit with the iri.

suitahh 1 :1 row of caneis reward portions of the mine A. When thethrough the field, it V e knives P will first tne cane-stalks, after assover the top of the 1.3 wiii the stalks '1 the ground. Subthe stalks theguardbars ii will assure nd narrow row, as

power t appreciated cm the foren vei machine is simple and construction,well adapted 5; m imposed on a canewhich such harbe combination of beuprights bars and nbination uprights from the scope of my fixed to andrising from said side bars, and a rigid connection between the upperportions of the said uprights; of a transversely-swinging frame hungfrom the said rigid connection, and cuttin means carried by the saidswinging frame.

In a caneeharvester, the combination of a t nsversely-swin ing frame,cutting means carried by the sai swinging frame, and a main framecarrying the swinging frame and having sidebars extending in advance ofthe said swii'iging frame and the cutting means, w iereby said side barsare enabled to receive a rov of cane be tween them.

e. in cane-harvester, the combination of n transWisely-swinging frame,cutting means carried by the said swinging frame, a main frame carryingthe swinging frame and having side bars extending in advance of the saidswinging frame and cutting means, whecis supporting the rear portion ofthe main frame, and guide-whee1 supporting each of theforwardly-extending side bars of said main frame.

5. in a cane-harvester, a main frame having uprights and a ri idconnection between the upper portions of 'said upri hts and also havingside bars extending in advance of theuprights andsupported by wheels incombination with a frame carried by the rigid connection between theuprights of the main frame and arranged to swing transverselyindependent of said main frame,and cutting means carried by saidswinging frame.

6. In a cane-harvester, the combination with a wheel-supported mainframe c0mprising side bars, uprights fixed to and rising from the sidebars, and a rigid connection between the upper portions of the uprights;of a t1ansverseiy-swinging frame hung from the said rigid connection,and horizontally-disposed cutting-knives carried by the said swingingframe.

7. In a cane-harvester, the combination of a main frame,transversely-swinging frames arranged one in front of the other in themain frame and hung from said main frame, cane-topping means carried bythe forward swinging frame, and cane-severing means carried by the rearswinging frame.

8. in a cane-harvester, the combination of a main frame,transverselyswinging frames arranged one in frontof the other in themain frame and hung from said main frame, canetopping means carried bythe forward swinging frame, cane-severing means carried by the rearswinging frame, and means for engaging and deflecting the canesubsequent to the severing of the same,

9. in a cane-harvester, the combination of a in sin frame, one or moreknives carried by and inovabie vertically with respect to the mainframe, a primary driver, and a driving connect'ion intermediate theprimary driver and the knife or knives for moving the latter verswingintically the said driving connection com rising a reversing-gear, wherebythe kni e or knives may be either raisedor lowered.

10. In a cane-harvester, the combination of a main frame,transversely-swinging frames carried by the main frame, top ing-knivescarried by one of said swingin ff'ames, and cane-severing knives carriedy the other swinging'frame.

11. In a cane-harvester, the combination with a main frame comprisingside bars, up rights fixed to and raising from said side bars at anintermediate point in the length thereof and rigidly connected-together,and uprights fixedly connected to and risin from the side bars at pointsin rear of the first-mentioned uprights and rigidly connected together;of a transversely-swinging frame hung from the rigid connection betweenthe forward up rights, cane-topping knives carried by the said swingingframe, a swinging frame hung from the rigid connection between the rear.uprights, cane-severing knives carried by the latter swinging frame,wheels supporting the rear ortion of the main frame, and guidewhee ssupporting1 the forwardly-extended portions 0. the si e bars of the mainframe.

12. In a cane-harvester, the combination with a main frame comprisingside bars, uprights fixed with respect to the side bars and havingspaces, and a rigid connection between the upper portion of the saiduprights; of a transversely-swinging frame hung rom the said rigidconnection and having upright T-bars the stems of which are disposed inthe spaces of the upright fixed bars and also having a crown-barconnecting the u er portions of the T-bars, vertically-mova eknifecarriers guided on the heads of the T-bars, horizontally-disposed,rotary knives movable vertically with and rotatable independently ofsaid carriers, rotary shafts journaled in the frame and engaging theknive-car' riers, whereby when the shafts are rotated the carriers willbe raised or lowered, and suitable means for rotating the shafts.

13. In a cane-harvester, the combination with a main framecomprisingside bars, uprights fixed to and rising from the side bars at intervalsin the length thereof and rigidly connected together, and a platformarranged on the rear portions of the side bars, wheels supporting therear portion of the mam frame, aide-wheels supporting the extendedforward portions of the side bars ofthe main frame, atransversely-swingiiig frame hung from the connection between theforward uprights of the main frame, a transverselyswinging frame hungfrom the connection between the rear uprights of the mainframe,cane-topping knives carried by the forward swinging frame and movablevertically, canesevering knives carried by the rear swinging frame andmovable vertically, means for raising and lowering the cane-severingknives,

a driving connection between one of the rear Wheels and thecane-severing knives for rotating the latter by the former, a motormounted on the platform of the main frame, a driving connection.intermediate said motor and the topping-knives for rotating the latter,and a. driving connection intermediate the motor and the topping-knivesfor raising and lowering said knives; the latter driving connectioncomprising a reversegear,where by the to ping-knives may be eitherraised or lowere 14. In a caneharvester, the combination of a mainframe, a transversely-swinging frame arranged in and hung from the mainframe, verticallymovable bearings guided by the transversely-swingingframe, rotary cutters carried by the bearings, means for adjusting andadjustably fixing the bearings, and means for rotating the cutters.

15. In a cane-harvester, the combination of a main frame, atransversely-swinging frame arranged in and hung from the main frame,cane-severing means carried by the said transversely-swinging frame, andbars also carried by the transversely-swinging frame and disposed abovethe severing means; the said bars being inclined upward and inward.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

ALPHONSE o. PESSOU.

Witnesses:

A. BITTER, Louis 1?. BRYANT.

